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Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas, a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald Parents may shed a nostalgic tear or two, while their children can enjoy spotting all the witty visual details. Rated: 3/5 Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) It's disarming, imaginative and genuinely funny. Rated: 4/5 Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Scott Marks San Diego Reader This witty, handsomely appointed 3-D animated feature is the most delightful Santa biopic since Edmund Gwenn donned the fat suit. Rated: 3/5 Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It softens your heart, makes you laugh, and provides a lighthearted time at the movies. Rated: 3/4 Mar 6, 2023 Full Review Charlotte Harrison Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies A sweet and heart-warming tale, with some inventive animation and charming voice cast. Dec 12, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The messages in Arthur Christmas are simple yet perfect for the holidays. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

Joshua I absolutely loved this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Noe G Arthur Christmas is one of my favorite Christmas animated movies from 2011 I give this film a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Pedro G Normalita película, una cinta de navidad que no logra transmitirme mucho y se queda en una mas del montón. Es una película con una trama bastante simple y entretenida por momentos, ya que hubo algunas partes que se me hicieron algo pesadas. La película intenta dar un lindo mensaje pero no me llego a transmitir mucho sinceramente. Por otro lado, la animación creo que esta muy bien y no creo que haya envejecido mal. En cuanto a una polémica que escuche, si es verdad que la cinta tiene un par de comentarios machistas que no están nada bien y mas en una película para chicos o para ver en familia y es algo que le resta bastante a la calificación final. Por ultimo, destacar el gran cast que tiene la cinta, con bastantes actores de renombre. En conclusión, una decente película con una trama normalita que se destaca nomas por ser entretenida y fácil de ver, además de dejar un lindo mensaje final. La recomiendo. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review * 80's D absolute joy to watch, fun festive funny film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Trafalgar L James McAvoy, High Laurie and Jim Broadbent lend their voice to a whimsical and endearing story that brings a new take on Santa Claus. The story is about Santa wanting to retire and it's up to his sons Arthur and Steve to prove themselves as his successor. Cute movie that the kids will like and has stuff for adults to enjoy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Teebah A Terrible. Annoying characters, not entertaining in the slightest. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Everyone knows that, each Christmas, Santa Claus delivers presents to every last child on Earth. What everyone doesn't know is that Santa accomplishes the feat with a very high-tech operation beneath the North Pole. But when the unthinkable happens, and Santa misses one child out of hundreds of millions, someone has to save the day. It's up to Arthur (James McAvoy), Santa's youngest son, to deliver a present to the forgotten tyke before Christmas morning dawns.

Director

Sarah Smith

Producer

Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley, Steve Pegram

Screenwriter

Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith

Distributor

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co

Aardman Animations, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation

Rating

PG (Some Mild Rude Humor)

Genre

Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Animation

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Nov 23, 2011, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)

Nov 6, 2012

Box Office (Gross USA)

$46.4M

Runtime

1h 40m

Sound Mix

SDDS, Dolby Digital